The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, visited Finland in August 2018. In between the official program, Sauli Niinistö, the President of Finland, took Macron for a cup of coffee. This was not the type of coffee break you woul...

We finish off our program for 2015 at the place where we once started, Leila Records and Books, with a whole week of Nordic movies. From 21st to 25th of December, you will be able to enjoy a new film and a new country every evening.
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What does it mean to be a father? How have fathers treated their offspring in the past 150 years and how has their own, as well as society’s attitude towards being a father developed? Jørgen Lorentzen is a professor of...

In the beginning of October we had the pleasure of having Morten Skovgaard Hansen, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Danish Embassy, for a visit in our office. We discussed fututre plans and potential collaborations and hopefully we ...

Nicholas Lund, one of the geniuses behind Mondå (monda.no) and the humoristic book "The Social Guidebook to Norway" was our guest in September. He talked about the book, typical Norwegian behaviour and how to best learn to soci...

In September Scandinavian Corner introduced a new feature on our monthly program: Crash Courses in Nordic languages. The course is aimed at providing a basic introduction to the language and is perfect for those of you who are intere...

On Friday 16.10. at 19h in UK Parobrod (Kapetan Mišina 6a), organised by Scandinavian Corner, centre for promotion of Scandinavian culture and values, there will be a presentation held by the Norwegian writer and equal rights ...

We are happy to announce that we have gotten 24 new books from the Swedish publishing house OLIKA. OLIKA is a relativley new publishing house (founded in 2007) but already play an important role in creating a more diverse and equal s...

For many they sing to the tune of some strange melody and even stranger language. What hides behind the name “Nordic choir”? And how can we be introduced to Scandinavian tradition and culture through their performances.

On Thursday 24.09. at 19h at UK Parobrod, organised by Scandinavian Corner, centre for the promotion of Scandinavian culture and values, there will be a presentation held by the Norwegian illustrator and anthropologist Nicholas Lund....

Scandinavian Corner is happy to present a new item on our monthly program: Nordic language crash courses! We start of September with Swedish! Are you interested in learning Swedish but not sure it is something for you? Then join our ...

Scandinavian Corner and design incubator Nova Iskra have the pleasure to present a lecture by Erlend Blakstad Haffner, an architect and cofounder of Fantastic Norway, an architectural studio engaged in building design, mobilizat...

The literary festival Krokodil is back for the sixth time, this time under the theme ’Centers of Periphery’ where they will examine the relation between the center and the margins, in the physical, poetic, and political s...

On the 10th of April, 1814, representatives of the first National Assembly in Norway gathered in Eidsvoll to write the first modern Norwegian constitution. Norway had since 1536 been part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but in the year of...

The most representative festival of the documentary film in Serbia,Beldocswill be held from May 7 to 13 and the 2015 Oscar winner for the best documentary film"Citizenfour"will be screened at the festival opening at Sava Center ...

Translators play the most important part in spreading Norwegian literature out into the world. Their work is of crucial importance and in order to shed some light on their work, NORLA has started the interview series “Translato...

It’s 6 pm on the 30th of April in Helsinki. People are gathering around "Havis Amanda", a hundred year old nude female statue on the Market Square. They all watch in awe as the statue is being washed and a student hat is placed...

When Lars Einar Engström realized he was a sexist his life took a turn. Now he is traveling around the world holding lectures about gender, equal opportunities and sexism. During April, Lars is in Belgrade to tell his own story ...

Easter is a big holiday in the Nordic countries. We have put together a dictionary of useful words for anyone that is planning to celebrate, or simply just wants to know more about Easter in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.